welcome to cnn this morning. it is sunday, december 17th. i m amara walker. i m omar jimenez in for victor blackwell. look, we are looking at a lot of things, watching a lot of things. namely, the biden campaign are accusing donald trump of parroting adolf hitler after the former president made disturbing comments about immigrants at a rally. senators are working on big immigration changes as they try to reach a deal on ukraine funding. severe weather impacted millions at the start of last-minute christmas shopping and holiday travel. and in israel the idf facing scrutiny after soldiers accidentally killed israeli hostages in gaza. prime minister benjamin netanyahu acknowledges international pressure but adds, we are in a war for our existence. and could not just rocks, but hot rocks that glow brighter than the sun be the key to helping us end our dependence on fossil fuels? we will look at the new innovative way to address the climate crisis ahead on cnn this morn
this is bbc news. these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. king charles prepares to host a buckingham palace reception for the dignatories in london who are here to attend queen elizabeth s funeral tomorrow. president biden is among the hundreds of world leaders now in london for monday s funeral service at westminster abbey. i ll be speaking some of the tens of thousands who already have. in other news, millions of people in south western japan have been evacuated as the region braces itself for the biggest typhoon in decades. ukraine says more than 59 bodies have now been recovered from a mass burial site in the recently liberated city of izyum. hello and welcome, if you re watching in the uk or around the world. king charles will host a reception for hundreds of world leaders and royal dignitaries at buckingham palace later today ahead of queen elizabeth s funeral on monday. on the final full day of the queen s lying in state, tens of thousands of mem
it honors the men and women who gave the ultimate sacrifice defending the country. here is a quick history lesson. in 185 the civil war came to an end. but not without devastating american families. over 00,000 men killed in the bloodbath. grieving mothers and wives decorated the fields with wreets and flags. decoration day was established in 188 which would later become memorial day. it wasn t associated with the anniversary of any particular battle. it was for all of them. at the first ceremony at arlington national cemetery. they were encouraged to decorate with spring time flowers. in the late 180s, towns and cities coast to coast were hosting parades and reciting prayers for the fallen. lyndon john be on. after world war i the dave remembrance extended to memorialized soldiers who died in all wars. 100 years after decoration day was be the. memorial day was declared the last monday in may, creating a three-day weekend. confederate memorial day in the south is held on a s
this three day weekend. a reminder freedom isn t free because it s about memorial day. honoring the men and women who gave the ultimate sacrifice protecting the country. holiday dates back more than a century to the debt this conflict ever fought on american soil. as a quick history lesson. 1865 the civil war came to ac end but not without devastating american families more than 600,000 men killed in a bloodbath. grieving mothers, daughters and wives credit the grace of fallen soldiers decorated with hours and flex. the brutal conflict moved major general john logan to establish decoration day may 30, 1868 which could later be known as memorial day. the peaceful they chosen because it wasn t associated with any anniversary of any particular battle, it was for all of them. at the first major ceremony held in arlington national cemetery, the general approach for americans to decorate the graves with springtime flowers proclaiming that no vandalism or neglect, ravages of ti